Showing posts with label Ralph Spence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ralph Spence. Show all posts

Monday, April 14, 2025

Harold Lloyd -- The First of the Popular Demand Series -- April 14, 2025

Moving Picture World, 04-April-1925

Harold Lloyd engaged Ralph Spence, who was famous for writing witty subtitles, to work on his newest movie, For Heaven's Sake. In 1937, Spence wrote the famous Sh! The Octopus. Associated Exhibitors was re-releasing Harold Lloyd's short film "Now or Never."

Moving Picture World, 04-April-1925

Sam Taylor, who co-directed several of Harold Lloyd's features, was hired to direct the first Harold Lloyd picture to be released by Paramount. 

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Charlie Chaplin, Who is Visibly Affected -- September 25, 2021

Moving Picture World, 17-September-1921

Director Wallace Worsley and actor Elliot Dexter show Charlie Chaplin the script for the movie Grand Larceny. Chaplin appears to be shocked. Dexter starred in the movie with Claire Windsor.

Great Falls Tribune, 11-February-1922

I like the design of this ad. 

Exhibitors Herald, 17-September-1921

The Rollo Sales Corporation purchased Lone Star, the company that had produced Chaplin's Mutual comedies. Lone Star hired famous editor and writer Ralph Spence to create new movies from the miles of outtakes. Chaplin sued and eventually won.

Tulsa Daily World, 25-September-1921

"One A.M." was a Chaplin Mutual that was rereleased.